The Last Herald-Mage series consists of three books, Magic's Pawn, Magic's Promise and Magic's Price. It tells the story of the last Herald Mage until Princess Elspeth in the Mage Winds series.
Magic's Pawn
In Magic's Pawn, an ancient age in the history of Valdemar comes to life--an age when the kingdom was ravaged by the ungoverned fury of bandit warlords, ferocious ice dragons, and the wild magic of wizards.
Magic's Promise
Magic's Promise is the second book in the Last Herald Mage Trilogy.
The wild magic is taking its toll on the land, and even Vanyel, the most powerful Herald-Mage to ever walk the world, is almost at the end of his strength. But when his Companion, Yfandes, receives a call for help from neighboring Lineas, both Herald-Mage and Companion are drawn into a holocaust of dark magic that could be the end of them both.
Magic's Price
Magic's Price is the third book in the Last Herald Mage Trilogy.
Valdemar-- the once-peaceful kingdom protected by the magic of its Herald-Mages-- is now beseiged on all fronts. The king lies near death, the neighboring land of Karse wages a relentless war against Valdemar, and the forces led by a master of dark forbidden magic are massing to stroke the final devastating blow against the kingdom.
And Vanyel, the most powerful Herald-Mage Valdemar has ever known, has become the primary target of the evil which is reaching out to poison all the land. With all his fellow mages slain, Vanyel alone remains to defend his people against the dark master's army. Yet a dream vision has revealed to Vanyel the fate which awaits should he and his Companion Yfandes take up the dark master's challenge. And if either Vanyel or Yfandes falters, the dream will become a horrifying reality in which both Valdemar and its last Herald-Mage must pay the ultimate price....
Characters in the Last Herald-Mage series
- Andrel - healer
- Herald Andros - Companion Toril
- Aroon - kyree
- Herald Arved - Seneschal
- Arven - Vanyel's child
- Asheena - Starwind k'Treva's gyrfalcon bondbird
- Ashkevron family
- Herald Ariel Ashkevron - Companion Darvena
- Charis Ashkevron
- Deleran Ashkevron
- Heforth Ashkevron
- Joserlin Ashkevron
- Joserlyn Ashkevron
- Kaster Ashkevron
- Lissa Ashkevron - Vanyel's older sister, joined the Valdemaran Guard
- Mekeal Ashkevron
- Ria Ashkevron
- Roshya Ashkevron
- Lady Treesa Ashkevron - Vanyel's mother
- Withen Ashkevron - Vanyel's father
- Asra (Guardsman) - member of the Lineas guard
- Astera - goddess
- Bel - innkeeper in Lineas
- Berd - palace servant
- Berte - beggar
- Bard Breda
- Brightstar k'Treva - Tayledras, Vanyel's child
- Brightwind k'Treva - Tayledras adept mage
- Old Man Brodie - healer
- Countess Bryerly
- Lady Cedrys
- Bard Chadran - Collegium teacher
- Cress
- Damen
- Dancer (Companion) - Yfandes foal
- Darvena (Companion) - Herald Ariel Ashkevron
- Herald Mage Darvi - prince, brother of Herald Randale
- Herald Mage Deedre
- Delian (Companion) - Herald Tantras
- Bard Dellar
- Demonsbane - nickname for Vanyel Ashkevron
- Deveran Remoerdis - nobility of Lineas
- Herald Dominick
- Herald Donni - lifebonded to Herald Mage Mardic
- Herald Dorilyn
- Dreamseeker k'Treva - Tayledras scout
- Queen Elspeth
- Lord Enderby
- Bard Erdane
- Erek - guard
- Eren (Companion) - Heir Presumptive (later King) Treven
- Esten (Companion) - King Randale
- Archpriest Everet
- Featherfire k'Treva - Tayledras mage, Vanyel's child
- Felar (Companion) - Herald Mage Jaysen Kondre
- Fireflight k'Treva - Tayledras adept
- Firesong k'Treva - Tayledras guard
- Forten (Companion) - Herald Mardic
- Gala (Companion) - Herald Mage Tylendel Frelennye, repudiated
- Gallen
- Garth - guard
- Gavis (Companion) - Herald Courier Sofya
- Lady Gellwin
- Gelmar - bandit
- Geof Larimar
- Gerth the Axe - bandit
- Grayse (Sergeant) - guard
- Hawkflight - Tayledras
- Heverd - bandit
- Father Heward
- Hyrryl - kyree shaman
- Istel
- Herald Mage Jaysen Kondre - Companion Felar, guardian, Seneschal's Herald
- Jenna (Companion) - Herald Lores
- Jervis (Armsmaster)
- Jesalis
- Jess - bandit
- Jillian
- Herald Jisa - Vanyel's daughter, Chosen by Grove-Born Companion Taver upon her mother's death to become King's Own, married to Heir-Presumptive (later King) Treven, gift of Empathy
- Jo
- Jonne - guardsman
- Jonny - minstrel
- Joserlin Corveau
- Herald Joshe - Seneschal's Herald, Companion Kimbry
- Guildmaster Jumay
- Herald-Mage Justen - guardian
- Jyllian
- Karis (Armsmaster) - Lineas
- Herald Kat
- Kayla - weaponsmaster
- Kef Hairlip - bandit
- Kellan (Companion) - Herald-Mage Savil
- Lord Kendrick
- Herald Kera
- Kerle
- Kern
- Kernos - deity
- Kertire
- Herald-Mage Kilchas - mindspeaker, guardian, Companion Rohan
- Kimbry (Companion) - Seneschal's Herald Joshe
- Krebain - mage
- Kylla
- Bard Kyran
- Kyliera Grove Brandewhins
- Herald Lancir - Queen's Own, mindhealer, Companion Taver
- Larence
- Leareth - mage, incarnation of Ma'ar
- Father Leren Penevy
- Queen Leshia - Herald
- Leshya (Companion) - Herald Tashir Remoerdis
- Liam - healer
- Herald Liam - Companion Orser
- Liaven Cedrys - mercenary
- Liers
- Herald Mage Lissandra - Companion Shonsea, guardian
- Herald Lores - Companion Jenna
- Bard Lynnell
- Lytherill
- Queen Lythiaren
- Ma'ar
- Magnus
- Herald Mage Mardic - lifebonded to Herald Donni
- Margret - housekeeper
- Master Dark
- Medren Ashkevron - Bard
- Megan
- Megwyn (Companion)
- Melenna - Medren's mother
- Menfree
- Merthin
- Moondance k'Treva - Tayledras healer adept, lifebonded to Starwind
- Nerya
- Nevis
- Duke Oden - collegium weaponsmaster
- Orser - armsmaster
- Orser (Companion) - Herald Liam
- Father Osen
- Priest Owain
- Petar
- Phelip
- Lord Preator
- Herald Predor
- Radevel
- Rainstar- Tayledras adept
- King Randale - Companion Esten, lifebonded to Herald Healer Shavri
- Ratha
- Lord Resel
- Herald Regen
- Renfry - minstrel
- Resley the Liar- bandit
- Reta
- Reva - nobility
- Reva
- Lord Marshal Revan
- Ri
- Rohan (Companion) - Herald Mage Kilchas
- Herald Rolf
- Rolf Dawson
- Sandar
- Herald Mage Savil Ashkevron - Companion Kellan, Vanyel's aunt and teacher, guardian
- Herald Seldasan
- Serina
- Shavri - Herald-Healer, lifebonded Randale, Grove-Born Companion Taver, King's Own
- Herald Shallan
- Shonsea (Companion) - Herald Mage Lissandra
- Snowlight - Tayledras
- Herald Sofya - courier, Companion Gavis
- Sondri
- Starwind k'Treva - Tayledras Adept, lifebonded to Moondance k'Treva
- Staven Frelennye - Tylendel's twin
- Bard Stefen - lifebonded to Herald Mage Vanyel Ashkevron
- Stormwing - Tayledras adept
- Suncloud - Tayledras scout
- Sunsong - Tayledras Adept
- Tallo - Moondance k'Treva's former name
- Tam
- Tan Twoknives - bandit
- Tansy
- Herald Tantras - Companion Delian
- Tashi
- Herald Tashir Remoerdis - Companion Leshya, ruler of Lineas-Baires
- Taver (Companion) - Grove-born, Herald Lancir, Herald-Healer Shavri, Herald Jisa
- Lord Taving
- KIng Tavist
- Tay
- Tel
- Queen Terill - Herald
- Torinna
- Toril (Companion) - Herald Andros
- Herald Treven - Heir Presumptive and later King, lifebonded to Herald Jisa, Companion Eren
- Lord Trevor Corey
- Herald Mage Tylendel Frelennye - Companion Gala, repudiated, lifebonded to Herald Vanyel Ashkevron
- Father Tyler
- Valdir - Vanyel's disguise
- Herald Mage Vanyel Ashkevron - lifebonded first to Herald Mage Tylendel, then to Bard Stefen, Companion Yfandes, all gifts
- Vedric Mavelan
- Vena
- Veth
- Veth Kethren
- Wendi
- Windblade k'Treva
- Wulgra (Herald)
- Ylyna Mavelan
- Yfandes (Companion) - Herald Mage Vanyel Ashkevron
Places in the Last Herald-Mage series
- Abyssal Plane
- Anderlin's Freehold
- Ashkevron manor
- Bachelor's Hall - part of Forst Reach
- Baires - small country bordering on Valdemar
- Clan Keep Voorthayshen
- Covia
- Crookback Pass
- Deercreek
- Exile's Road
- Forest of Sorrows
- Forest of Wendwinter
- Forst Reach
- Garthold
- Great Hall of Justice - Highjorune, Lineas
- The Great Pass
- Hight Court of Valdemar
- Highjorune - capitol of Lineas
- Horn
- Ice Wall Mountains
- Inn of the Green Man - Highjorune, Lineas
- k'Chona
- Kleimar
- k'Treva
- k'Varda
- Lake District
- Long Meadow - at Forst Reach
- Old Palace
- The Page - an Inn in Highjorune, Lineas
- Pig and Stick - tavern in Highjorune, Lineas
- Prytheree Ford
- Qorthes- Baires
- Red Nose Inn - Haven
- The Row - Highjorune, Lineas
- Southron Keep
- Vale
- Westrel Keep
- White Foal Pass
- Whitefall
- Work Room
- Wyrfen Woods
- Zoe